Right control method and apparatus for terminal device

ABSTRACT

A permission control method and apparatus for a terminal device, where the method includes: acquiring, in response to detecting a login operation of the target user on the target application, from the server, a permission control code of the target user for the target application; processing the permission control code into at least one permission code, the permission code being used to indicate that a user has a use permission for a corresponding functionality of the target application; and controlling, on the basis of the at least one permission code, the use of at least one functionality of the target application by the target user.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No.201710975866.8, entitled “Right Control Method and apparatus forTerminal Device,” filed on Oct. 19, 2017, the content of which isincorporated herein by reference in its entirety.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to the field of computer technologies,specifically to the field of Internet technologies, and morespecifically to a permission control method and apparatus for a terminaldevice.

BACKGROUND

With the popularity of electronic smart products, various types ofapplications are emerging. Applications carry more and more functions,and each functionality has its corresponding permission. However, in theprior art, the number of permissions that may be carried is limited, andthe flexibility in expending permissions is poor.

SUMMARY

An object of the present disclosure is to provide an improved permissioncontrol method and apparatus for a terminal device, to solve a part oftechnical problems as mentioned in the background portion.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides apermission control method for a terminal device, the terminal devicebeing in communication connection with a server pre-stored with apermission control code, and the permission control code being used toindicate a permission of a target user for using at least onefunctionality of a target application installed in the terminal device,the method including: acquiring, in response to detecting a loginoperation of the target user on the target application, from the server,a permission control code of the target user for the target application;processing the permission control code into at least one permissioncode, the permission code being used to indicate that a user has a usepermission for a corresponding functionality of the target application;and controlling, on the basis of the at least one permission code, theuse of at least one functionality of the target application by thetarget user.

In some embodiments, the permission control code is a product of atleast one permission code, and the permission code is a prime number;and before acquiring from the server, a permission control code of thetarget user for the target application, the method further includes:acquiring a corresponding relationship between each functionality of theat least one functionality and a permission code, where eachfunctionality corresponds to a different permission code.

In some embodiments, the processing the permission control code into atleast one permission code, includes: performing prime factorization onthe permission control code to obtain the at least one permission code.

In some embodiments, the processing the permission control code into atleast one permission code, includes: determining whether the permissioncontrol code is divisible by a specified permission code; anddetermining, in response to determining the permission control codebeing divisible by the specified permission code, that the specifiedpermission code is the at least one permission code.

In some embodiments, a number of permission control codes correspondingto the target user is at least two.

In some embodiments, the controlling, on the basis of the at least onepermission code, the use of at least one functionality of the targetapplication by the target user, includes: receiving a use requestoperation of the target user on a target functionality of the targetapplication; opening, in response to determining the targetfunctionality being a functionality corresponding to a permission codein the at least one permission code, a use permission of the targetfunctionality to the target user; and restricting, in response todetermining the target functionality being not a functionalitycorresponding to the permission code in the at least one permissioncode, the use permission of the target functionality to the target user.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides apermission control apparatus for a terminal device, the terminal devicebeing in communication connection with a server pre-stored with apermission control code, and the permission control code being used toindicate a permission of a target user for using at least onefunctionality of a target application installed in the terminal device,the apparatus including: a detecting unit, configured to acquire, inresponse to detecting a login operation of the target user on the targetapplication, from the server, a permission control code of the targetuser for the target application; a processing unit, configured toprocess the permission control code into at least one permission code,the permission code being used to indicate that a user has a usepermission for a corresponding functionality of the target application;and a controlling unit, configured to control, on the basis of the atleast one permission code, the use of at least one functionality of thetarget application by the target user.

In some embodiments, the permission control code is a product of atleast one permission code, and the permission code is a prime number;and the apparatus further includes: an acquiring unit, configured toacquire a corresponding relationship between each functionality of theat least one functionality and a permission code, wherein eachfunctionality corresponds to a different permission code.

In some embodiments, the processing unit is further configured to:perform prime factorization on the permission control code to obtain theat least one permission code.

In some embodiments, the processing unit is further configured to:determine whether the permission control code is divisible by aspecified permission code; and determine, in response to determining thepermission control code being divisible by the specified permissioncode, that the specified permission code is the at least one permissioncode.

In some embodiments, the controlling unit includes: a receiving module,configured to receive a use request operation of the target user on atarget functionality of the target application; an opening module,configured to open, in response to determining the target functionalitybeing a functionality corresponding to a permission code in the at leastone permission code, a use permission of the target functionality to thetarget user; and a restriction module, configured to restrict, inresponse to determining the target functionality being not afunctionality corresponding to the permission code in the at least onepermission code, the use permission of the target functionality to thetarget user.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides aterminal device, including: one or more processors; and a storageapparatus, for storing one or more programs, the one or more programs,when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or moreprocessors to implement the method according to any embodiment of thepermission control method.

In a fourth aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides acomputer readable storage medium, storing a computer program thereon,the program, when executed by a processor, implements the methodaccording to any embodiment of the permission control method.

The permission control method and apparatus for a terminal deviceprovided by the embodiments of the present disclosure, by acquiring, inresponse to detecting a login operation of the target user on the targetapplication, from the server, a permission control code of the targetuser for the target application; then processing the permission controlcode into at least one permission code, the permission code being usedto indicate that a user has a use permission for a correspondingfunctionality of the target application; and finally controlling, on thebasis of the at least one permission code, the use of at least onefunctionality of the target application by the target user. The methodprovided by the embodiments of the present disclosure has strongflexibility in extending user permissions of functionalities of anapplication for the user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

By reading the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments withreference to the following accompanying drawings, other features,objectives and advantages of the present disclosure will become moreapparent.

FIG. 1 is a diagram of an exemplary system architecture in which anembodiment of the present disclosure may be implemented;

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a permission control methodfor a terminal device according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of thepermission control method for a terminal device according to the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the permission controlmethod for a terminal device according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of another embodiment of the permission controlmethod for a terminal device according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of apermission control apparatus for a terminal device according to thepresent disclosure; and

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a computer system adapted toimplement a terminal device according to an embodiment of the presentdisclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

The present disclosure will be further described below in detail incombination with the accompanying drawings and the embodiments. It maybe appreciated that the specific embodiments described herein are merelyused for explaining the relevant disclosure, rather than limiting thedisclosure. In addition, it should also be noted that, for the ease ofdescription, only the parts related to the relevant disclosure are shownin the accompanying drawings.

It should be noted that the embodiments in the present disclosure andthe features in the embodiments may be combined with each other on anon-conflict basis. The present disclosure will be described below indetail with reference to the accompanying drawings and in combinationwith the embodiments.

FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary system architecture 100 of an embodimentin which a permission control method for a terminal device or apermission control apparatus for a terminal device of the presentdisclosure may be applied.

As shown in FIG. 1, the system architecture 100 may include terminaldevices 101, 102, 103, a network 104, and a server 105. The network 104is used to provide a communication link medium between the terminaldevices 101, 102, 103 and the server 105. The network 104 may includevarious types of connections, such as wired, wireless communicationlinks, or optic fibers.

A user may interact with the server 105 through the network 104 usingthe terminal devices 101, 102, 103, to receive or send messages and thelike. Various communication client applications, such as web browserapplications, shopping applications, search applications, instantcommunication tools, mailbox clients, or social platform software, maybe installed on the terminal devices 101, 102, and 103.

The terminal devices 101, 102, 103 may be various electronic deviceshaving information transmitting and receiving functions, including butnot limited to smart phones, tablets, e-book readers, MP3 (MovingPicture Experts Group Audio Layer III) players, MP4 (Moving PictureExperts Group Audio Layer IV) players, laptop portable computers anddesktop computers, and the like.

The server 105 may be a server that provides various services, such as abackend server that provides services to applications on the terminaldevices 101, 102, 103. The backend server may send a permission controlcode to the terminal devices 101, 102, 103 after the terminal devices101, 102, 103 detect a login operation of a target user on a targetapplication via acquisition of the terminal devices 101, 102, and 103.

It should be noted that the permission control method for a terminaldevice provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure isgenerally performed by the terminal devices 101, 102, 103. Accordingly,the permission control apparatus for a terminal device is generallyprovided in the terminal devices 101, 102, and 103.

It should be understood that the number of terminal devices, networks,and servers in FIG. 1 is merely illustrative. Depending on theimplementation needs, there may be any number of terminal devices,networks, and servers.

With further reference to FIG. 2, a flow 200 of an embodiment of apermission control method for a terminal device according to the presentdisclosure is illustrated. The permission control method for a terminaldevice includes the following steps.

Step 201, acquiring, in response to detecting a login operation of thetarget user on the target application, from the server, a permissioncontrol code of the target user for the target application.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device is in communicationconnection with a server pre-stored with a permission control code, andthe permission control code is used to indicate a permission of a targetuser for using at least one functionality of a target applicationinstalled in the terminal device. The terminal device (such as theterminal devices shown in FIG. 1) on which the permission control methodfor a terminal device operates may respond after detecting the targetuser's login operation on the target application: acquiring from theserver, a permission control code of the target user for the targetapplication through a wired connection or a wireless connection.

The permission control code may be one character or a plurality ofcharacters. The target user in users and the target application inapplications may be manually set, or may be randomly selected orcalculated by the machine. The target application may implement aplurality of functions for the user, and the selected target user mayhave a permission to use at least one functionality of the targetapplication. Here, the number of permission control codes correspondingto the target user may be one, or may be two or more.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, thenumber of permission control codes corresponding to the target user isat least two.

In the present embodiment, because basic data types in a system have avalue range restriction, the value of the permission control code cannotbe infinitely expanded. In order to reduce the restriction in value, atleast two permission control codes may be set for a user to give theuser more permissions on the target application.

Step 202, processing the permission control code into at least onepermission code.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device processes the permissioncontrol code acquired from the server into at least one permission code.The permission code is used to indicate that the user has a usepermission for a corresponding functionality of the target application,and may be various characters. The permission control code may be equalto one permission code or the product of two or more permission codes.For example, the permission code may be a prime number, for example, itmay be 2, 3, and the permission control code is the product of 2 and 3,which is 6. Each permission code corresponds to the user's permission touse a certain functionality of the target application. Therefore, acertain functionality here is a functionality corresponding to thepermission code.

In practice, there may be a plurality of processing methods. Forexample, the permission control code may be decomposed to obtain atleast one permission code. It is also possible to perform a presetoperation on the permission control code.

Here, the at least one permission code may be at least two permissioncodes.

Step 203, controlling, on the basis of the at least one permission code,the use of at least one functionality of the target application by thetarget user.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device determines, on the basisof the at least one permission code, a use permission of at least onefunctionality of the target application by the target user, therebycontrolling the use of the at least one functionality of the targetapplication by the target user. Generally speaking, one permissioncorresponds to one permission code. Because the permission code mayindicate the target user's permission to a functionality of the targetapplication, the terminal device may open certain functions of thetarget application to the target user, or prohibit the target user fromusing certain functions of the target application based on the at leastone permission code.

With further reference to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of anapplication scenario of the permission control method for a terminaldevice according to the present embodiment. In the application scenarioof FIG. 3, user a 302 first performs a login operation on application A.A terminal device 301 is in communication connection with a server 303pre-stored with a permission control code, and the permission controlcode is used to indicate a permission of the user a 302 for using atleast one functionality of the application A installed in the terminaldevice 301. Then, the terminal device 301 responds after detecting thelogin operation of the user a to the application A: acquiring apermission control code 304 of the user a 302 to the application A fromthe server 303. Then, the terminal device processes the permissioncontrol code 304 into three permission codes 305. The permission codes305 are used to indicate that the user has use permissions forcorresponding functions of the application A. Finally, the terminaldevice controls the use 306 of three functionalities of the applicationA by the user a based on the above three permission codes 305.

The method provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure hasstrong flexibility in extending use permissions of functions of anapplication for the user.

With further reference to FIG. 4, a flow 400 of another embodiment ofthe permission control method for a terminal device is illustrated. Theflow 400 of the permission control method for a terminal device includesthe following steps.

Step 401, acquiring a corresponding relationship between eachfunctionality of the at least one functionality and a permission code.

In the present embodiment, the server has already establishedcorresponding relationships between functionalities and permission codesin advance. There is a one-to-one corresponding relationship between theuser's permission to use a certain functionality and a permission code.Each functionality corresponds to a different permission code. Theterminal device acquires the corresponding relationship between eachfunctionality of the at least one functionality and the permission code.The permission control code is a product of at least one permissioncode, and the permission code is a prime number. If the permission codeis a prime number, the composition of the permission control coderelative to the permission code is uniquely determined, which is moreconvenient for the terminal device to determine the user's permission touse the target application through the permission code.

Step 402, acquiring, in response to detecting a login operation of thetarget user on the target application, from the server, a permissioncontrol code of the target user for the target application.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device is in communicationconnection with a server pre-stored with a permission control code, andthe permission control code is used to indicate that a permission of atarget user for using at least one functionality of a target applicationinstalled in the terminal device. An electronic device on which thepermission control method for a terminal device operates may respondafter detecting the target user's login operation on the targetapplication: acquiring from the server, a permission control code of thetarget user for the target application through a wired connection or awireless connection.

The permission control code may be one numeral or a plurality ofnumerals. The target user in users and the target application inapplications may be manually set, or may be randomly selected orcalculated by the machine. The target application may implement aplurality of functions for the user, and the selected target user mayhave a permission to use at least one functionality of the targetapplication.

Step 403, performing prime factorization on the permission control codeto obtain the at least one permission code.

In the present embodiment, the electronic device performs primefactorization on the permission control code to obtain the at least onepermission code. The permission control code is a composite numberobtained by multiplying prime factors as the permission code. If thepermission control code is equal to one permission code, then onepermission code may be obtained after the prime factorization of thepermission control code. If the permission control code is the productof two or more permission codes, then two or more permission codes maybe obtained after the prime factorization of the permission controlcode.

A plurality of methods may be used to perform the prime factorization(for example, the pollard rho factorization algorithm).

Step 404, receiving a use request operation of the target user on atarget functionality of the target application.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device may receive the userequest operation of the target user on the target functionality of thetarget application. Here, the target functionality refers to afunctionality in the functionalities of the target application that theuser may use. The use request operation is an operation performed by theuser on the terminal device to request to use the target functionalityof the target application.

Step 405, opening, in response to determining that the targetfunctionality is a functionality corresponding to a permission code inthe at least one permission code, a use permission of the targetfunctionality to the target user.

In the present embodiment, after determining that the targetfunctionality is the functionality corresponding to the permission codein the at least one permission code, the terminal device responds:opening the use permission of the target functionality to the targetuser, so that the user can use the target functionality.

Step 406, restricting, in response to determining that the targetfunctionality is not a functionality corresponding to the permissioncode in the at least one permission code, the use permission of thetarget functionality to the target user.

In the present embodiment, after determining that the targetfunctionality is not the functionality corresponding to the permissioncode in the at least one permission code, the terminal device responds:restricting the use permission of the target functionality to the targetuser, so that the target user cannot use the target functionality.

In the present embodiment, the permission control code is decomposed toobtain the permission code more accurately. At the same time, based onthe permission code, it may be determined whether to open or restrictthe use permission of the target functionality to the target user.

With further reference to FIG. 5, a flow 500 of another embodiment ofthe permission control method for a terminal device is illustrated. Theflow 500 of the permission control method for a terminal device includesthe following steps.

Step 501, acquiring, in response to detecting a login operation of thetarget user on the target application, from the server, a permissioncontrol code of the target user for the target application.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device is in communicationconnection with a server pre-stored with a permission control code, andthe permission control code is used to indicate a permission of a targetuser for using at least one functionality of a target applicationinstalled in the terminal device. The terminal device (such as theterminal devices shown in FIG. 1) on which the permission control methodfor a terminal device operates may respond after detecting the targetuser's login operation on the target application: acquiring from theserver, a permission control code of the target user for the targetapplication through a wired connection or a wireless connection.

The permission control code may be one numeral or a plurality ofnumerals. The target user in users and the target application inapplications may be manually set, or may be randomly selected orcalculated by the machine. The target application may implement aplurality of functionalities for the user, and the selected target usermay have a permission to use at least one functionality of the targetapplication.

Step 502, determining whether the permission control code is divisibleby a specified permission code.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device determines whether thepermission control code is divisible by the specified permission code.The specified permission code indicates the user's permission to aspecified functionality. The terminal device may not perform thecalculation of decomposing prime factors, and only divide by thespecified permission code to determine whether the target user has thepermission to use the functionality corresponding to the specifiedpermission code.

Step 503, determining, in response to determining that the permissioncontrol code being divisible by the specified permission code, that thespecified permission code is the at least one permission code.

In the present embodiment, in response to determining that thepermission control code is divisible by the specified permission code,the terminal device may determine that the target user has thepermission to use the functionality corresponding to the specifiedpermission code, thereby responding: determining that the specifiedpermission code is the at least one permission code of the permissioncontrol code.

Step 504, controlling, on the basis of the at least one permission code,the use of at least one functionality of the target application by thetarget user.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device determines, on the basisof the at least one permission code, a use permission of the target userto at least one functionality of the target application, therebycontrolling the use of the at least one functionality of the targetapplication by the target user. Generally speaking, one permissioncorresponds to one permission code. Because the permission code mayindicate the target user's permission to the target application, theterminal device may open certain functionalities of the targetapplication to the target user, or prohibit the target user from usingcertain functionalities of the target application based on thepermission code.

In the present embodiment, the permission control code may not bedecomposed, but the at least one permission code may be determined bydetermining the permission control code being divisible by the specifiedpermission code.

With further reference to FIG. 6, as an implementation of the methodshown in the above figures, the present disclosure provides anembodiment of a permission control apparatus for a terminal device, andthe apparatus embodiment corresponds to the method embodiment as shownin FIG. 2. The apparatus may be specifically applied to variouselectronic devices.

As shown in FIG. 6, a permission control apparatus 600 for a terminaldevice of the present embodiment includes: a detecting unit 601, aprocessing unit 602 and a controlling unit 603. The detecting unit 601is configured to acquire, in response to detecting a login operation ofthe target user on the target application, from the server, a permissioncontrol code of the target user for the target application. Theprocessing unit 602 is configured to process the permission control codeinto at least one permission code, the permission code being used toindicate that a user has a use permission for a correspondingfunctionality of the target application. The controlling unit 603 isconfigured to control, on the basis of the at least one permission code,the use of at least one functionality of the target application by thetarget user.

In the present embodiment, the detecting unit 601 of the permissioncontrol apparatus 600 for a terminal device may respond after detectingthe target user's login operation on the target application: acquiringfrom the server, a permission control code of the target user for thetarget application through a wired connection or a wireless connection.

In the present embodiment, the processing unit 602 processes thepermission control code into at least one permission code. Thepermission code is used to indicate that the user has a use permissionfor a corresponding functionality of the target application. Thepermission code is a character that constitutes the permission controlcode in a multiplicative relationship. The permission control code maybe equal to one permission code or the product of two or more permissioncodes. For example, the permission code may be a prime number, forexample, it may be 2, 3, and the permission control code is the productof 2 and 3, which is 6. Each permission code corresponds to the user'spermission to use a certain functionality of the target application.Therefore, the certain functionality here is a functionalitycorresponding to the permission code.

In the present embodiment, the controlling unit 603 determines, on thebasis of the at least one permission code, a use permission of at leastone functionality of the target application by the target user, therebycontrolling the use of the at least one functionality of the targetapplication by the target user. Generally speaking, one permissioncorresponds to one permission code. Because the permission code mayindicate the target user's permission to the target user, thecontrolling unit 603 may open certain functionalities of the targetapplication to the target user, or prohibit the target user from usingcertain functionalities of the target application based on thepermission code.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, thepermission control code is a product of at least one permission code,and the permission code is a prime number; and the apparatus furtherincludes: an acquiring unit, configured to acquire a correspondingrelationship between each functionality of the at least onefunctionality and a permission code, where each functionalitycorresponds to a different permission code.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, theprocessing unit is further configured to: perform prime factorization onthe permission control code to obtain the at least one permission code.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, theprocessing unit is further configured to: determine whether thepermission control code is divisible by a specified permission code; anddetermine, in response to determining the permission control code beingdivisible by the specified permission code, that the specifiedpermission code is the at least one permission code.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, thenumber of permission control codes corresponding to the target user isat least two.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, thecontrolling unit includes: a receiving module, configured to receive ause request operation of the target user on a target functionality ofthe target application; an opening module, configured to open, inresponse to determining the target functionality being a functionalitycorresponding to a permission code in the at least one permission code,a use permission of the target functionality to the target user; and arestriction module, configured to restrict, in response to determiningthe target functionality being not a functionality corresponding to thepermission code in the at least one permission code, the use permissionof the target functionality to the target user.

Referring to FIG. 7, a schematic structural diagram of a computerapparatus 700 adapted to implement the terminal device according to theembodiments of the present disclosure is shown. As shown in FIG. 7, thecomputer apparatus 700 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 701,which may execute various appropriate actions and processes inaccordance with a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 702 or aprogram loaded into a random access memory (RAM) 703 from a storageportion 708. The RAM 703 also stores various programs and data requiredby operations of the apparatus 700. The CPU 701, the ROM 702 and the RAM703 are connected to each other through a bus 704. An input/output (I/O)interface 705 is also connected to the bus 704.

The following components are connected to the I/O interface 705: aninput portion 706 including a keyboard, a mouse, or the like; an outputportion 707 including a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal displaydevice (LCD), a speaker, or the like; a storage portion 708 including ahard disk, or the like; and a communication portion 709 including anetwork interface card, such as a LAN card and a modem. Thecommunication portion 709 performs communication processes via anetwork, such as the Internet. A driver 710 is also connected to the I/Ointerface 705 as required. A removable medium 711, such as a magneticdisk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, and a semiconductormemory, may be installed on the driver 710 as required, such that acomputer program read therefrom is installed in the storage portion 708as needed.

In particular, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, theprocess described above with reference to the flow chart may beimplemented in a computer software program. For example, an embodimentof the present disclosure includes a computer program product, whichincludes a computer program that is tangibly embedded in amachine-readable medium. The computer program includes program codes forexecuting the method as illustrated in the flow chart. In such anembodiment, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from anetwork via the communication portion 709, and/or may be installed fromthe removable media 711. The computer program, when executed by the CPU701, implements the functions as defined by the methods of the presentdisclosure. It should be noted that the computer readable medium in thepresent disclosure may be computer readable signal medium or computerreadable storage medium or any combination of the above two. An exampleof the computer readable storage medium may include, but not limited to:electric, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductorsystems, apparatus, elements, or a combination of any of the above. Amore specific example of the computer readable storage medium mayinclude but is not limited to: electrical connection with one or morewire, a portable computer disk, a hard disk, a random access memory(RAM), a read only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read onlymemory (EPROM or flash memory), a fibre, a portable compact disk readonly memory (CD-ROM), an optical memory, a magnet memory or any suitablecombination of the above. In the present disclosure, the computerreadable storage medium may be any tangible medium containing or storingprograms which may be used by a command execution system, apparatus orelement or incorporated thereto. In the present disclosure, the computerreadable signal medium may include data signal in the base band orpropagating as parts of a carrier, in which computer readable programcodes are carried. The propagating data signal may take various forms,including but not limited to: an electromagnetic signal, an opticalsignal or any suitable combination of the above. The signal medium thatcan be read by computer may be any computer readable medium except forthe computer readable storage medium. The computer readable medium iscapable of transmitting, propagating or transferring programs for useby, or used in combination with, a command execution system, apparatusor element. The program codes contained on the computer readable mediummay be transmitted with any suitable medium including but not limitedto: wireless, wired, optical cable, RF medium etc., or any suitablecombination of the above.

The flow charts and block diagrams in the accompanying drawingsillustrate architectures, functions and operations that may beimplemented according to the systems, methods and computer programproducts of the various embodiments of the present disclosure. In thisregard, each of the blocks in the flow charts or block diagrams mayrepresent a module, a program segment, or a code portion, said module,program segment, or code portion including one or more executableinstructions for implementing specified logical functions. It should befurther noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functionsdenoted by the blocks may also occur in a sequence different from thesequences shown in the figures. For example, any two blocks presented insuccession may be executed substantially in parallel, or they maysometimes be executed in a reverse sequence, depending on the functionsinvolved. It should be further noted that each block in the blockdiagrams and/or flow charts as well as a combination of blocks in theblock diagrams and/or flow charts may be implemented using a dedicatedhardware-based system executing specified functions or operations, or bya combination of dedicated hardware and computer instructions.

The units involved in the embodiments of the present disclosure may beimplemented by means of software or hardware. The described units mayalso be provided in a processor, for example, may be described as: aprocessor including a detecting unit, a processing unit and acontrolling unit. Here, the names of these units do not in some casesconstitute limitations to such units themselves. For example, thedetecting unit may also be described as “a unit configured to acquire,in response to detecting a login operation of the target user on thetarget application, from the server, a permission control code of thetarget user for the target application.”

In another aspect, the present disclosure further provides a computerreadable medium. The computer readable medium may be included in theapparatus in the above described embodiments, or a stand-alone computerreadable medium not assembled into the apparatus. The computer readablemedium stores one or more programs. The one or more programs, whenexecuted by the apparatus, cause the apparatus to: receive an image ofan object sent by a preset image acquisition apparatus, and performimage recognition on the image, to acquire, in response to detecting alogin operation of the target user on the target application, from theserver, a permission control code of the target user for the targetapplication; process the permission control code into at least onepermission code, the permission code being used to indicate that a userhas a use permission for a corresponding functionality of the targetapplication; and control, on the basis of the at least one permissioncode, the use of at least one functionality of the target application bythe target user.

The above description only provides explanation of the preferredembodiments and the employed technical principles of the presentdisclosure. It should be appreciated by those skilled in the art thatthe inventive scope of the present disclosure is not limited to thetechnical solutions formed by the particular combinations of theabove-described technical features. The inventive scope should alsocover other technical solutions formed by any combination of theabove-described technical features or equivalent features thereofwithout departing from the inventive concept of the present disclosure,for example, technical solutions formed by interchanging theabove-described features with, but not limited to, technical featureswith similar functions disclosed in the present disclosure.

1. A permission control method for a terminal device, the terminaldevice being in communication connection with a server pre-stored with apermission control code, and the permission control code being used toindicate a permission of a target user for using at least onefunctionality of a target application installed in the terminal device,the method comprising: acquiring, in response to detecting a loginoperation of the target user on the target application, from the server,a permission control code of the target user for the target application;processing the permission control code into at least one permissioncode, the permission code being used to indicate that a user has a usepermission for a corresponding functionality of the target application;and controlling, on the basis of the at least one permission code, theuse of at least one functionality of the target application by thetarget user.
 2. The permission control method according to claim 1,wherein the permission control code is a product of at least onepermission code, and the permission code is a prime number; and beforeacquiring from the server, a permission control code of the target userfor the target application, the method further comprises: acquiring acorresponding relationship between each functionality of the at leastone functionality and a permission code, wherein each functionalitycorresponds to a different permission code.
 3. The permission controlmethod according to claim 2, wherein the processing the permissioncontrol code into at least one permission code, comprises: performingprime factorization on the permission control code to obtain the atleast one permission code.
 4. The permission control method according toclaim 1, wherein the processing the permission control code into atleast one permission code, comprises: determining whether the permissioncontrol code is divisible by a specified permission code; anddetermining, in response to determining the permission control codebeing divisible by the specified permission code, that the specifiedpermission code is the at least one permission code.
 5. The permissioncontrol method according to claim 1, wherein a number of permissioncontrol codes corresponding to the target user is at least two.
 6. Thepermission control method according to claim 1, wherein the controlling,on the basis of the at least one permission code, the use of at leastone functionality of the target application by the target user,comprises: receiving a use request operation of the target user on atarget functionality of the target application; opening, in response todetermining the target functionality being a functionality correspondingto a permission code in the at least one permission code, a usepermission of the target functionality to the target user; andrestricting, in response to determining the target functionality beingnot a functionality corresponding to the permission code in the at leastone permission code, the use permission of the target functionality tothe target user.
 7. A permission control apparatus for a terminaldevice, the terminal device being in communication connection with aserver pre-stored with a permission control code, and the permissioncontrol code being used to indicate a permission of a target user forusing at least one functionality of a target application installed inthe terminal device, the apparatus comprising: at least one processor;and a memory storing instructions, wherein the instructions whenexecuted by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processorto perform operations, the operations comprising: acquiring, in responseto detecting a login operation of the target user on the targetapplication, from the server, a permission control code of the targetuser for the target application; processing the permission control codeinto at least one permission code, the permission code being used toindicate that a user has a use permission for a correspondingfunctionality of the target application; and controlling, on the basisof the at least one permission code, the use of at least onefunctionality of the target application by the target user.
 8. Thepermission control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein thepermission control code is a product of at least one permission code,and the permission code is a prime number; and before acquiring from theserver, a permission control code of the target user for the targetapplication, the operations further comprise: acquiring a correspondingrelationship between each functionality of the at least onefunctionality and a permission code, wherein each functionalitycorresponds to a different permission code.
 9. The permission controlapparatus according to claim 8, wherein the processing the permissioncontrol code into at least one permission code, comprises: performingprime factorization on the permission control code to obtain the atleast one permission code.
 10. The permission control apparatusaccording to claim 7, wherein the processing the permission control codeinto at least one permission code, comprises: determining whether thepermission control code is divisible by a specified permission code; anddetermining, in response to determining the permission control codebeing divisible by the specified permission code, that the specifiedpermission code is the at least one permission code.
 11. The permissioncontrol apparatus according to claim 7, wherein a number of permissioncontrol codes corresponding to the target user is at least two.
 12. Thepermission control apparatus according to claim 7, wherein thecontrolling, on the basis of the at least one permission code, the useof at least one functionality of the target application by the targetuser, comprises: receiving a use request operation of the target user ona target functionality of the target application; opening, in responseto determining the target functionality being a functionalitycorresponding to a permission code in the at least one permission code,a use permission of the target functionality to the target user; andrestricting, in response to determining the target functionality beingnot a functionality corresponding to the permission code in the at leastone permission code, the use permission of the target functionality tothe target user.
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 14. A non-transitory computer readablestorage medium, storing a computer program thereon, the program, whenexecuted by a processor, causes the at least one processor to performoperations, the operations comprising: acquiring, in response todetecting a login operation of the target user on the targetapplication, from the server, a permission control code of the targetuser for the target application; processing the permission control codeinto at least one permission code, the permission code being used toindicate that a user has a use permission for a correspondingfunctionality of the target application; and controlling, on the basisof the at least one permission code, the use of at least onefunctionality of the target application by the target user.
 15. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14,wherein the permission control code is a product of at least onepermission code, and the permission code is a prime number; and beforeacquiring from the server, a permission control code of the target userfor the target application, the operations further comprise: acquiring acorresponding relationship between each functionality of the at leastone functionality and a permission code, wherein each functionalitycorresponds to a different permission code.
 16. The non-transitorycomputer readable storage medium according to claim 15, wherein theprocessing the permission control code into at least one permissioncode, comprises: performing prime factorization on the permissioncontrol code to obtain the at least one permission code.
 17. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14,wherein the processing the permission control code into at least onepermission code, comprises: determining whether the permission controlcode is divisible by a specified permission code; and determining, inresponse to determining the permission control code being divisible bythe specified permission code, that the specified permission code is theat least one permission code.
 18. The non-transitory computer readablestorage medium according to claim 14, wherein a number of permissioncontrol codes corresponding to the target user is at least two.
 19. Thenon-transitory computer readable storage medium according to claim 14,wherein the controlling, on the basis of the at least one permissioncode, the use of at least one functionality of the target application bythe target user, comprises: receiving a use request operation of thetarget user on a target functionality of the target application;opening, in response to determining the target functionality being afunctionality corresponding to a permission code in the at least onepermission code, a use permission of the target functionality to thetarget user; and restricting, in response to determining the targetfunctionality being not a functionality corresponding to the permissioncode in the at least one permission code, the use permission of thetarget functionality to the target user.